2012 DAYTONA 500 PREVIEW:
Check back later for a preview of the 2012 Daytona 500.
2011 DAYTONA 500 RESULTS:
Trevor Bayne makes his first NASCAR win the Daytona 500. Bayne is the youngest Daytona 500 winner and only the second in the history of the race to win on his first attempt. Carl Edwards and David Gilliland finished second and third.
DAYTONA 500 EXPERIENCE:
Name: Daytona 500
Headquarters: Daytona Beach, Florida
Race Track: Daytona International Speedway
Every President's Day Weekend, thousands of race fans head to the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida to experience what many call "The Great American Race." The Daytona 500 is the first NASCAR Sprint Cup race of the year, and has the biggest purse of any race on the calendar. It is also the most prestigious, which is unusual in the way current sports leagues schedule their seasons. The drivers complete the 500 mile track in 200 laps, after which the winners collect the paycheck and the first place winner earns the Harley J. Earl trophy.
The first Daytona 500 was held in 1959, and was called the "500-Mile International Sweepstakes." Fifty-nine cars attempted to capture the checkered flag and their share of the $67,760 pot. Today, the NASCAR-standard 43 cars begin the three-and-a-half hour race, and the latest pot hovered around $18 million. That is probably because of the rise in popularity for the sport, which now attracts between 150-200,000 fans each year. This is eclipses the number of people who watched the first race, numbered at 41,000.
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Daytona 500 Ticket Information:
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